Nc Dhhs Senior Business Analyst

Engagement Type:
Contract
Short Description:
The NC DHHS seeks a Senior Business Analyst to support the business process and requirements analysis and
implementation of a statewide IT project for North Carolina State Laboratory of
Public Health (NC SLPH).
Complete Description:
The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
is seeking a senior Business Analyst to support the business process and
requirements analysis and implementation of a statewide IT project for North
Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health (NC SLPH).
DESCRIPTION
OF WORK:
The NC SLPH is seeking to replace the current Laboratory
Information Management System (LIMS) for their Newborn Screening program with a
new Newborn Screening Program Laboratory and Follow-up Information Management
system and requires the services of a senior Business Analyst role to work with
the business and other stakeholders to support the business process analysis.
This senior Business Analyst role will work with
multiple internal and external stakeholders to capture requirements, business
process workflows and develop other BA artifacts using North Carolina Department
of Information Technology Business Analysis Team tools and templates. The DHHS'
preference is to use the agile methodology for the project.
RESPONSIBILITIES
"
Develop
a strong understanding of the functions, uses and requirements for the Lab
Information Management System (LIMS)
"
Identifying
and documenting current and future state process workflows
"
Developing
documents such as: Business objects inventory list Reports, email notifications
and Forms List, Email Notifications/Letters Inventory List, User Stories,
Permission Matrix, Wireframes
"
Additional
development of documents may include but is not limited to entity relationship
diagrams, data dictionaries, system context diagrams
"
Assisting
in performing functional and integrated testing
"
Preparing
and maintaining project documentation and artifacts including analysis, reports
and user documentation
"
Working
with project manager, developers, and end-users to ensure LIMS designs meet
business requirements
"
Providing
UAT support, including developing test scenarios and cases using DHHS
methodology
"
Supporting
required system go-live activities
"
Documenting
gap analysis
"
Track
delivery and review/approval progress of each deliverable in accordance with
approved Project Work Plan and RACI
"
Attending
PMO meetings
Employee will
perform other related work as required
May require traveling in the local Raleigh area to attend meetings
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES /
COMPETENCIES:
" Demonstrated
experience participating in the documentation of functional requirements and
technical specifications for existing and new applications
" Strong writing and
communication skills
" Collaboration and
relationship-building with their team members and clients
" Results-oriented
individual with a very strong work ethic and must be able to demonstrate
excellent negotiation, communication and problem-solving skills
" Ability to work
with customers as a member of cross-divisional work groups and maintain
positive and productive relationships with customers, peers, and superiors
" Ability to act
independently with sound business judgment and thrive in environment with
diverse communication styles
" Ability to prepare
and present oral and written documents clearly and concisely
" Ability to manage
complex assignments with multiple work streams and aggressive (and sometimes
competing) timelines
" Understanding of Software
Development Lifecycle (SDLC) concepts and process
" Knowledge of and
experience with IT Service Management best practices and principles
" Experience with
Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Visio) and Microsoft
Project
" Extensive
understanding of SharePoint end user experience, sites, libraries, lists and
groups
" Lab
Information Management System (LIMS) or other health systems experience is
desired
" Must
have familiarity with agile methodology, tools and frameworks, i.e. scrum,
kanban
Required / Desired Skills Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience Extensive knowledge of business system analysis techniques and testing methodologies Required 7 Years Demonstrated experience in gathering business requirements and development of business rules and process flow. Required 7 Years Proven experience with business process design, definition and/or re-design. Required 7 Years Experience with Business Analysis methodologies and problem solving Required 7 Years Ability to utilize Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Visio) Microsoft Project Required 7 Years Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) Required Experience in development of procurement related documents including RFP and evaluation criteria. Required 5 Years Demonstrable analytical skills and an attention to detail. Required Excellent creative thinking and problem solving skills Proactive, quality oriented, with demonstrated leadership and team building skills. Required Experience working for State government Highly desired Healthcare related experience Highly desired 3 Years Knowledge Creating Context Diagram and Functional decomposition Required 5 Years Experience with DPH public health lab system and programs Highly desired 3 Years Familiarity with agile methodology, tools and frameworks, i.e. scrum, kanban Highly desired 3 Years